Privacy Policy

Speaky does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. All voice synthesis happens entirely on your device. Your text never leaves your Mac.

1. Who We Are

Speaky is developed and operated by Roland Khayat (ABN 68 977 560 970), based in Australia. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at roland.khayat@gmail.com.

2. Data We Collect

We collect no personal data whatsoever. Specifically:

No account registration or login is required
No names, email addresses, or contact details are collected
No usage analytics or telemetry data is gathered
No crash reports are transmitted
No advertising identifiers are used
No third-party tracking SDKs are included

3. How Your Text Is Processed

When you use Speaky to read text aloud, that text is processed entirely on your Mac using an on-device AI model (Kokoro TTS). The text you provide is:

Never sent to any server or cloud service
Never stored beyond the current session
Never shared with any third party
Processed in memory only and discarded when playback ends

An internet connection is not required for Speaky to function after the initial model setup (development builds only). The App Store version includes all model files bundled within the app.

4. AI-Synthesised Voices

All voices in Speaky are AI-synthesised using Kokoro TTS, an open-source text-to-speech model. They are not recordings of real people. Speaky is transparent about the use of AI voice synthesis in its app description and within the app itself.

5. Local Storage

Speaky stores only the following data locally on your Mac, in ~/Library/Application Support/Speaky/:

Your selected voice preference
Your playback speed preference
Your configured keyboard shortcut
A marker file indicating first-launch has occurred

This data never leaves your device and can be deleted at any time by removing the Speaky application support folder.

6. Third-Party Services

Speaky does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, payment processing, or data collection services. No data is shared with any third party under any circumstances.

7. Children's Privacy

Speaky does not knowingly collect any information from children or anyone else. As no data is collected at all, there is no special risk to children's privacy.

8. Changes to This Policy

If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of Speaky after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. Given that we collect no data, any updates are unlikely to affect your rights.

9. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions or concerns, contact:

Roland Khayat

ABN: 68 977 560 970

Email: roland.khayat@gmail.com

Location: Australia

10. Open Source Attribution

Speaky uses Kokoro TTS and is built on StyleTTS2, both licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Full licence text and attribution are available within the app under More → Acknowledgements.